Once again I will be keeping a year list for 2014. Actually, I will be keeping two: one for all the birds observed during the calendar year, regardless of location, and one just for birds observed in the Ottawa Circle (the Ottawa Field-Naturalists’ Club’s study area comprising a 50-kilometre circle centered on the Peace Tower in downtown Ottawa). Last year I managed to see or hear 203 birds in the Ottawa Circle, despite working a full-time job; that will be my goal again this year.
As usual, the first table below is an up-to-date list of all the birds observed in the Ottawa Circle; additional species seen outside the Ottawa Circle in 2014 will follow in a separate table. Life birds will be shown in BOLD. Hopefully some good birds will show up in Ottawa this year; with luck, they will show up on the weekend when I can go out and see them!
| Species | Location | Date | 1. American Crow | Emerald Meadows | 01-Jan-2014 |
| 2. Blue Jay | Emerald Meadows | 01-Jan-2014 |
| 3. Snowy Owl | Near Richmond | 01-Jan-2014 |
| 4. Red-tailed Hawk | Trail Road Landfill | 01-Jan-2014 |
| 5. Common Raven | Trail Road Landfill | 01-Jan-2014 |
| 6. European Starling | Trail Road Landfill | 01-Jan-2014 |
| 7. Great Black-backed Gull | Trail Road Landfill | 01-Jan-2014 |
| 8. Northern Cardinal | Jack Pine Trail | 01-Jan-2014 |
| 9. Black-capped Chickadee | Jack Pine Trail | 01-Jan-2014 |
| 10. Mourning Dove | Jack Pine Trail | 01-Jan-2014 |
| 11. Downy Woodpecker | Jack Pine Trail | 01-Jan-2014 |
| 12. Hairy Woodpecker | Jack Pine Trail | 01-Jan-2014 |
| 13. White-breasted Nuthatch | Jack Pine Trail | 01-Jan-2014 |
| 14. Pileated Woodpecker | Jack Pine Trail | 01-Jan-2014 |
| 15. American Tree Sparrow | Jack Pine Trail | 01-Jan-2014 |
| 16. Horned Lark | Old Richmond Road | 01-Jan-2014 |
| 17. Rock Pigeon | Old Richmond Road | 01-Jan-2014 |
| 18. Wild Turkey | Hurdman Park | 02-Jan-2014 |
| 19. Common Goldeneye | Hurdman Park | 02-Jan-2014 |
| 20. Barrow’s Goldeneye | Hurdman Park | 02-Jan-2014 |
| 21. Mallard | Hurdman Park | 02-Jan-2014 |
| 22. Cedar Waxwing | Hurdman Park | 02-Jan-2014 |
| 23. House Sparrow | Downtown | 02-Jan-2014 |
| 24. American Black Duck | Billings Bridge | 03-Jan-2014 |
| 25. Northern Pintail | Billings Bridge | 03-Jan-2014 |
| 26. American Robin | Mud Lake | 04-Jan-2014 |
| 27. Dark-eyed Junco | Mud Lake | 04-Jan-2014 |
| 28. White-throated Sparrow | Mud Lake | 04-Jan-2014 |
| 29. Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sarsaparilla Trail | 04-Jan-2014 |
| 30. Snow Buntings | Akins Road | 12-Jan-2014 |
| 31. House Finch | Mud Lake | 12-Jan-2014 |
| 32. Brown Creeper | Mud Lake | 12-Jan-2014 |
| 33. American Goldfinch | Emerald Meadows | 15-Jan-2014 |
| 34. Golden-crowned Kinglet | Sarsaparilla Trail | 18-Jan-2014 |
| 35. Northern Goshawk | Jack Pine Trail | 19-Jan-2014 |
| 36. Sharp-shinned Hawk | Jack Pine Trail | 19-Jan-2014 |
| 37. Northern Shrike | Moodie Drive | 19-Jan-2014 |
| 38. Rough-legged Hawk | Bankfield Road | 19-Jan-2014 |
| 39. Common Merganser | Mud Lake | 01-Feb-2014 |
| 40. Hermit Thrush | Parliament Hill | 03-Feb-2014 |
| 41. Glaucous Gull | Trail Road | 08-Feb-2014 |
| 42. Bufflehead | Bate Island | 09-Feb-2014 |
| 43. Long-tailed Duck | Mud Lake | 09-Feb-2014 |
| 44. Black-backed Woodpecker | Jack Pine Trail | 15-Feb-2014 |
| 45. Lapland Longspur | North Gower | 16-Feb-2014 |
| 46. Purple Finch | Sarsaparilla Trail | 09-Mar-2014 |
| 47. Peregrine Falcon | Downtown Ottawa | 11-Mar-2014 |
| 48. Merlin | Emerald Meadows | 14-Mar-2014 |
| 49. Herring Gull | Trail Road Landfill | 15-Mar-2014 |
| 50. Ring-billed Gull | Billings Bridge | 24-Mar-2014 |
| 51. Canada Goose | Eagleson Stormwater Ponds | 24-Mar-2014 |
| 52. Ruffed Grouse | Old Richmond Road (Stony Swamp) | 25-Mar-2014 |
| 53. Common Grackle | Home | 29-Mar-2014 |
| 54. Red-winged Blackbird | Sarsaparilla Trail | 29-Mar-2014 |
| 55. Turkey Vulture | Home | 29-Mar-2014 |
| 56. Wood Duck | Strathcona Park | 02-Apr-2014 |
| 57. Hooded Merganser | Eagleson Stormwater Ponds | 02-Apr-2014 |
| 58. Great Blue Heron | Billings Bridge | 04-Apr-2014 |
| 59. Song Sparrow | Sarsaparilla Trail | 05-Apr-2014 |
| 60. Brown-headed Cowbird | Trail Road Landfill | 05-Apr-2014 |
| 61. Killdeer | Brownlee Road | 05-Apr-2014 |
| 62. Cackling Goose | Brownlee Road | 10-Apr-2014 |
| 63. Osprey | Richmond Sewage Lagoons | 10-Apr-2014 |
| 64. Tree Swallow | Billings Bridge | 11-Apr-2014 |
| 65. Barn Swallow | Billings Bridge | 11-Apr-2014 |
| 66. Eastern Phoebe | Dunrobin | 12-Apr-2014 |
| 67. Eastern Meadowlark | Dunrobin | 12-Apr-2014 |
| 68. Wilson’s Snipe | Bill Mason Centre | 12-Apr-2014 |
| 69. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Bill Mason Centre | 12-Apr-2014 |
| 70. Swamp Sparrow | Bill Mason Centre | 12-Apr-2014 |
| 71. Green-winged Teal | Sarsaparilla Trail | 12-Apr-2014 |
| 72. Ring-necked Duck | Sarsaparilla Trail | 12-Apr-2014 |
| 73. Belted Kingfisher | Sarsaparilla Trail | 12-Apr-2014 |
| 74. Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Rideau Trail | 12-Apr-2014 |
| 75. Northern Flicker | Rideau Trail | 12-Apr-2014 |
| 76. Rusty Blackbird | Richmond Sewage Lagoons | 13-Apr-2014 |
| 77. Chipping Sparrow | Emerald Meadows | 16-Apr-2014 |
| 78. Winter Wren | Beaver Trail | 18-Apr-2014 |
| 79. Fox Sparrow | Jack Pine Trail | 18-Apr-2014 |
| 80. American Kestrel | Jack Pine Trail | 18-Apr-2014 |
| 81. Field Sparrow | Jack Pine Trail | 18-Apr-2014 |
| 82. Pied-Billed Grebe | Sarsaparilla Trail | 18-Apr-2014 |
| 83. Yellow-headed Blackbird | Kanata Lakes | 18-Apr-2014 |
| 84. Double-crested Cormorant | Kanata Lakes | 19-Apr-2014 |
| 85. Yellow-rumped Warbler | Kanata Lakes | 19-Apr-2014 |
| 86. American Wigeon | North Gower | 19-Apr-2014 |
| 87. Eurasian Wigeon | North Gower | 19-Apr-2014 |
| 88. Savannah Sparrow | Airport | 19-Apr-2014 |
| 89. Northern Harrier | Richmond Lagoons | 20-Apr-2014 |
| 90. Purple Martin | Mud Lake | 20-Apr-2014 |
| 91. Pine Warbler | Mud Lake | 20-Apr-2014 |
| 92. Bald Eagle | Giroux Ponds | 21-Apr-2014 |
| 93. Snow Goose | Eagleson Ponds | 22-Apr-2014 |
| 94. American Bittern | Munster | 27-Apr-2014 |
| 95. American Woodcock | Munster | 27-Apr-2014 |
| 96. Barred Owl | Munster | 27-Apr-2014 |
| 97. Broad-winged Hawk | Hurdman Park | 01-May-2014 |
| 98. Black crowned Night-heron | Hurdman Park | 01-May-2014 |
| 99. Virginia Rail | Jack Pine Trail | 03-May-2014 |
| 100. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Mud Lake | 04-May-2014 |
| 101. Brown Thrasher | Mud Lake | 04-May-2014 |
| 102. Horned Grebe | Mud Lake | 04-May-2014 |
| 103. Lesser Scaup | Andrew Haydon Park | 04-May-2014 |
| 104. Red-necked Grebe | Andrew Haydon Park | 04-May-2014 |
| 105. Warbling Vireo | Hurdman Park | 07-May-2014 |
| 106. Least Flycatcher | Hurdman Park | 08-May-2014 |
| 107. Eastern Kingbird | Hurdman Park | 08-May-2014 |
| 108. Wood Thrush | Hurdman Park | 08-May-2014 |
| 109. Nashville Warbler | Hurdman Park | 08-May-2014 |
| 110. White-crowned Sparrow | Emerald Meadows | 09-May-2014 |
| 111. Common Tern | Eagleson Stormwater Ponds | 10-May-2014 |
| 112. Gadwall | March Valley Road | 10-May-2014 |
| 113. Spotted Sandpiper | March Valley Road | 10-May-2014 |
| 114. Solitary Sandpiper | March Valley Road | 10-May-2014 |
| 115. Least Sandpiper | March Valley Road | 10-May-2014 |
| 116. Great Crested Flycatcher | March Valley Road | 10-May-2014 |
| 117. Blue-headed Vireo | March Valley Road | 10-May-2014 |
| 118. Common Yellowthroat | March Valley Road | 10-May-2014 |
| 119. Yellow Warbler | March Valley Road | 10-May-2014 |
| 120. Rose-breasted Grosbeak | March Valley Road | 10-May-2014 |
| 121. Baltimore Oriole | March Valley Road | 10-May-2014 |
| 122. House Wren | Shirley’s Bay | 10-May-2014 |
| 123. Gray Catbird | Shirley’s Bay | 10-May-2014 |
| 124. Black-and-white Warbler | Shirley’s Bay | 10-May-2014 |
| 125. American Redstart | Shirley’s Bay | 10-May-2014 |
| 126. Northern Parula | Shirley’s Bay | 10-May-2014 |
| 127. Blackburnian Warbler | Shirley’s Bay | 10-May-2014 |
| 128. Palm Warbler | Shirley’s Bay | 10-May-2014 |
| 129. Black-throated Green Warbler | Rideau Trail | 10-May-2014 |
| 130. Ovenbird | Beaver Trail | 11-May-2014 |
| 131. Tennessee Warbler | Mud Lake | 11-May-2014 |
| 132. Cape May Warbler | Mud Lake | 11-May-2014 |
| 133. Black-throated Blue Warbler | Mud Lake | 11-May-2014 |
| 134. Sora | Old Quarry Trail | 11-May-2014 |
| 135. Northern Waterthrush | Old Quarry Trail | 11-May-2014 |
| 136. Chimney Swift | The Glebe | 14-May-2014 |
| 137. Red-eyed Vireo | Sarsaparilla Trail | 17-May-2014 |
| 138. Marsh Wren | Sarsaparilla Trail | 17-May-2014 |
| 139. Magnolia Warbler | Sarsaparilla Trail | 17-May-2014 |
| 140. Blackpoll Warbler | Mud Lake | 17-May-2014 |
| 141. Eastern Wood-pewee | Rideau Trail | 17-May-2014 |
| 142. Great Egret | Nortel Trail & Marsh | 19-May-2014 |
| 143. Bobolink | Nortel Trail & Marsh | 19-May-2014 |
| 144. Semipalmated Plover | March Valley Road | 19-May-2014 |
| 145. Ruddy Duck | Moodie Drive Quarry | 19-May-2014 |
| 146. Bank Swallow | Moodie Drive Quarry | 19-May-2014 |
| 147. Alder Flycatcher | Beaver Trail | 26-May-2014 |
| 148. Scarlet Tanager | Beaver Trail | 26-May-2014 |
| 149. Swainson’s Thrush | Fletcher Wildlife Garden | 26-May-2014 |
| 150. Willow Flycatcher | Nortel Marsh | 31-May-2014 |
| 151. Veery | South March Highlands | 31-May-2014 |
| 152. Eastern Bluebird | Dunrobin | 01-Jun-2014 |
| 153. Common Nighthawk | Dunrobin | 01-Jun-2014 |
| 154. Indigo Bunting | Ottawa Airport | 06-Jun-2014 |
| 155. Grasshopper Sparrow | Ottawa Airport | 06-Jun-2014 |
| 156. Black Tern | Petrie Island | 07-Jun-2014 |
| 157. Common Gallinule | Bruce Pit | 08-Jun-2014 |
| 158. Mourning Warbler | Gatineau Park | 14-Jun-2014 |
| 159. Chestnut-sided Warbler | Gatineau Park | 14-Jun-2014 |
| 160. SEDGE WREN | Nortel Marsh | 22-Jun-2014 |
| 161. Green Heron | Sarsaparilla Trail | 28-Jun-2014 |
| 162. Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Shirley’s Bay | 19-Jul-2014 |
| 163. Greater Yellowlegs | Eagleson Ponds | 26-Jul-2014 |
| 164. Lesser Yellowlegs | Eagleson Ponds | 26-Jul-2014 |
| 165. Cooper’s Hawk | Backyard | 29-Jul-2014 |
| 166. Bay-breasted Warbler | Mud Lake | 10-Aug-2014 |
| 167. Canada Warbler | Mud Lake | 10-Aug-2014 |
| 168. Bonaparte’s Gull | Andrew Haydon Park | 10-Aug-2014 |
| 169. Wilson’s Warbler | Richmond Sewage Lagoons | 30-Aug-2014 |
| 170. American Golden-Plover | Boundary Road, Ottawa | 31-Aug-2014 |
| 171. Philadelphia Vireo | Mud Lake | 01-Sep-2014 |
| 172. Caspian Tern | Mud Lake | 01-Sep-2014 |
| 173. Redhead | Richmond Sewage Lagoons | 13-Sep-2014 |
| 174. Blue-winged Teal | Richmond Sewage Lagoons | 14-Sep-2014 |
| 175. Northern Shoveler | Richmond Sewage Lagoons | 14-Sep-2014 |
| 176. Golden-winged Warbler | Sarsaparilla Trail | 14-Sep-2014 |
| 177. Pine Siskin | Larose Forest | 26-Sep-2014 |
| 178. American Pipit | St. Albert Lagoons | 26-Sep-2014 |
| 179. Semipalmated Sandpiper | St. Albert Lagoons | 26-Sep-2014 |
| 180. White-winged Scoter | Shirley’s Bay | 27-Sep-2014 |
| 181. Lincoln’s Sparrow | Mer Bleue | 28-Sep-2014 |
| 182. Orange-crowned Warbler | Sarsaparilla Trail | 05-Oct-2014 |
| 183. Common Loon | Dick Bell Park | 18-Oct-2014 |
| 184. Red-breasted Merganser | Dick Bell Park | 19-Oct-2014 |
| 185. Brant | Andrew Haydon Park | 26-Oct-2014 |
| 186. Harlequin Duck | Strathcona Park | 05-Nov-2014 |
| 187. Lesser Black-backed Gull | Trail Road | 23-Nov-2014 |
| 188. Iceland Gull | Trail Road | 06-Dec-2014 |
Year birds seen outside of the Ottawa Circle:
| Species | Location | Date | 1. EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE | Florida City, FL | 21-May-2014 |
| 2. GRAY KINGBIRD | Florida City, FL | 21-May-2014 |
| 3. BOAT-TAILED GRACKLE | Florida City, FL | 21-May-2014 |
| 4. Northern Mockingbird | Florida City, FL | 21-May-2014 |
| 5. MUSCOVY DUCK | Florida City, FL | 21-May-2014 |
| 6. WHITE IBIS | Homestead, FL | 21-May-2014 |
| 7. FISH CROW | Homestead, FL | 21-May-2014 |
| 8. COMMON MYNA | Homestead, FL | 21-May-2014 |
| 9. SWALLOW-TAILED KITE | Homestead, FL | 21-May-2014 |
| 10. ANHINGA | Everglades National Park, FL | 21-May-2014 |
| 11. BLACK VULTURE | Everglades National Park, FL | 21-May-2014 |
| 12. White-eyed Vireo | Everglades National Park, FL | 21-May-2014 |
| 13. LAUGHING GULL | Florida City, FL | 22-May-2014 |
| 14. WOOD STORK | Everglades National Park, FL | 22-May-2014 |
| 15. ROSEATE SPOONBILL | Everglades National Park, FL | 22-May-2014 |
| 16. Red-shouldered Hawk | Everglades National Park, FL | 22-May-2014 |
| 17. TRICOLORED HERON | Everglades National Park, FL | 22-May-2014 |
| 18. Black-necked Stilt | Everglades National Park, FL | 22-May-2014 |
| 19. American Avocet | Everglades National Park, FL | 22-May-2014 |
| 20. Red-bellied Woodpecker | Everglades National Park, FL | 22-May-2014 |
| 21. Prairie Warbler | Everglades National Park, FL | 22-May-2014 |
| 22. BROWN PELICAN | Everglades National Park, FL | 22-May-2014 |
| 23. CATTLE EGRET | Homestead, FL | 22-May-2014 |
| 24. SNOWY EGRET | Tamiami Trail, FL | 22-May-2014 |
| 25. ROYAL TERN | Tamiami Trail, FL | 22-May-2014 |
| 26. SANDWICH TERN | Tamiami Trail, FL | 22-May-2014 |
| 27. Yellow-throated Vireo | Opinicon Road Trails | 21-Jun-2014 |
| 28. CERULEAN WARBLER | Opinicon Road Trails | 21-Jun-2014 |
| 29. Eastern Towhee | Murphy’s Point Provincial Park | 21-Jul-2014 |
| 30. Blue-winged Warbler | Pinehurst Lake CA, Brant County | 18-Aug-2014 |
| 31. Trumpeter Swan | Bannister Lake, Cambridge | 20-Aug-2014 |
| 32. Mute Swan | Hamilton | 21-Aug-2014 |
| 33. American Coot | Hamilton | 21-Aug-2014 |
| 34. Carolina Wren | Hamilton | 21-Aug-2014 |
| 35. Black-bellied Plover | Presqu’ile PP | 23-Aug-2014 |
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Hello. I am the assistant manager at 235 Queen (a big glass building) and over the years we have installed ‘falcon flags’ when notified of the nesting situation at the Delta Hotel. I don’t see any activity on the Falcon Watch site. Do you know if there are birds nesting downtown this year?
Hi Catherine,
Thanks for your inquiry! Unfortunately, we are unable to tell if the falcons are sitting on any eggs on the Delta Hotel this year as the Falcon Watch no longer has roof access to the nesting area and cannot check. As such, we are in a holding pattern until the Falcon Watch is granted roof access or actually sees a chick on the ledge from street level. If we do become aware of any chicks, Chris or Anouk will post it on the Falcon Watch site, and if it is their usual practice, notify your building if the flags are required. It’s a bit of a frustrating situation to be in, particularly given that there haven’t been any chicks in a few years now.
Best,
Gillian
Thanks so much, Gillian. I will continue to monitor the site in case there is nesting this year.
Regards,
Catherine Clark
SNC-Lavalin O&M
Assistant Facility Manager
Assistante Gestionnaire aux Installations
Ãdifice C.D. Howe Building
613-234-5582
catherine.clark@snclavalinom.com
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